Sunday, February 26, 2012

Sunday Safari

The birds are beginning to pair up.
I saw a Grackle this morning at the feeders.

A baby Praying Mantis scurried across the window sill.
I have missed the bugs.

My friend, Poppi, sent me a Dragon she made in school.
I hung Dear Dragon on the front door.
Dear Dragon can stay on the door all year for it is the year of the Dragon.
It is the year of cherishing friends.
Thank-you Poppi. Dear Dragon is charming.

While my husband painted the office I took my book to the deck. The more I read the more
I began to long for the butterflies.
I began wanting to see them again.
I miss them so very much.
I am butterfly hugger.

Out of the corner of my eye I saw a Question Mark butterfly.
She was sunning. She did not stay long.
"Stay safe butterfly," I called out to her.
"Soon Spring will be here to stay."
My heart began beating fast.

Our St. Francis garden is greening up.
I easily could have daffodils for St. Pat's Day.

I have a relationship with the birds and the bugs.
I listen to them.
They have so much to teach me.

Soon the birds will be seed giving.
Soon they will begin to build their nests.

how wonderful that you saw a butterfly!and that first image with the birds wings spread, love that. your world might be leaning into spring before mine... i have more snow this week than any time previous this winter..

It was a beautiful day yesterday. CAn't believe there was a baby mantis out already. I have found the egg cases but no bugs. We had our first daffodil bloom yesterday. Yay... It does seem early but maybe not so early. Happy SS.

It does look so very Springlike, Sherry. I do hope you don't get any harsh frosts to damage all those lovely signs of new life.

The photos are beautiful as always and what a treat to see the butterfly and the baby Praying Mantis. Your Question Mark Butterfly which I don' t remember ever seeing before looks very like our Comma...I wonder if there are any other 'punctuation' butterflies ;-)

I so enjoyed spending this spring day with you, Sherry. What a treat to see a butterfly and a praying mantis already! It was very warm here yesterday (Wed.), but the wind was much too strong to spend any time outside. I hope the storms passed you by yesterday.